Shall the measure to protect the City of Monterey’s financial stability and maintain services such as police; fire; 9-1-1 emergency response; traffic management; library; senior/youth recreation programs; beach, park, forestry, and trail maintenance; housing programs, and other unrestricted general fund expenditures, by enacting a ½-cent per dollar sales tax for nine years, with all funds locally controlled, and all expenditures subject to independent audit, providing approximately $5,000,000 annually, be adopted.
2, Monterey County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 63.4% yes, 36.6% no (8,652 votes cast)
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This measure enacted a 0.5% sales tax in Monterey for nine years to generate approximately $5 million annually for general city services including police, fire, emergency response, parks, libraries, and other municipal operations. The funds are subject to independent auditing and remain under local control.